RNS Number : 9710O
JPMorgan Securities Plc
17 May 2024
 

AMENDMENT

 

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

 

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

 

1.         KEY INFORMATION

 

(a) Name of exempt principal trader:

J.P. Morgan Securities Plc

(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

Smith (DS) plc

(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:

Corporate broker to Smith (DS) plc

(d) Date dealing undertaken:

15 May 2024

(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer?

     If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

Yes, International Paper Company

 

2.         DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

 

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

 

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

 

(a)        Purchases and sales

 

Class of relevant security

Purchases/ sales

 

Total number of securities

Highest price per unit paid/received

Lowest price per unit paid/received

10p ordinary

Purchase

 

Sale

7,033,451

 

5,930,674

3.7280 GBP

 

3.7281 GBP

3.6720 GBP

 

3.6700 GBP

 

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. CFD

Nature of dealing

e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

10p ordinary

Equity Swap

Decrease Long

 

 

Decrease Short

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase Long

 

 

 

 

 

Increase Short

8,239

 3,880

 

 43

 204,606

 52,362

 75,507

 112,120

 167,707

 184

 343,452

 109,277

 10,070

 165

 57

 3,461

 10,109

 677

 485

 556

 4,307

 374

 5,293

 641

 215

 472

 20,000

 

 9,967

 46,510

 3,795

 71,393

 9,888

 

 834

 141,994

 6,917

 6,871

 600,000

 23,896

 795,804

 670,000

 23,336

 26,201

 2,037

 4,264

 46,425

 4,092

 1,051

3.6780 GBP

3.6814 GBP

 

3.6739 GBP

3.6778 GBP

3.6780 GBP

3.6816 GBP

3.6840 GBP

3.6872 GBP

3.6879 GBP

3.6883 GBP

3.6887 GBP

3.6944 GBP

3.6959 GBP

3.6992 GBP

3.7000 GBP

3.7043 GBP

3.7100 GBP

3.7119 GBP

3.7120 GBP

3.7127 GBP

3.7138 GBP

3.7168 GBP

3.7178 GBP

3.7180 GBP

3.7198 GBP

4.6767 GBP

 

3.6805 GBP

3.6813 GBP

3.6940 GBP

3.7076 GBP

3.7196 GBP

 

3.6721 GBP

3.6780 GBP

3.6881 GBP

3.6896 GBP

3.6928 GBP

3.6946 GBP

3.6951 GBP

3.6988 GBP

3.7027 GBP

3.7028 GBP

3.7044 GBP

3.7143 GBP

3.7163 GBP

3.7188 GBP

3.7213 GBP

 

(c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit









 

(ii)        Exercise

 

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.         OTHER INFORMATION

 

(a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

 

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included.  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

None

 

 

 

(b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

 

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i)  the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

None

 

 

 

Date of disclosure:

17 May 2024

Contact name:

Natasha Mondon

Telephone number:

01202 325175

 

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service. 

 

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

 

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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